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Upper Valley power wheel chair soccer team take area by storm

One Upper Valley family brings power wheel chair soccer to the area. Samantha Estes and her mom, Kim, started the Upper Valley Wheelers last year, and this year, the team is undefeated in their league.

One Upper Valley family brings power wheel chair soccer to the area. Samantha Estes and her mom, Kim, started the Upper Valley Wheelers last year, and this year, the team is undefeated in their league.

Updated: 9:58 AM EST Nov 19, 2013

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Upper Valley power wheel chair soccer team take area by storm

One Upper Valley family brings power wheel chair soccer to the area. Samantha Estes and her mom, Kim, started the Upper Valley Wheelers last year, and this year, the team is undefeated in their league.

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WEBVTT AN INTERESTINGNEW SPORT ISGROWING IN THEUPPER VALLEY..THE UPPERVALLEYWHEELERS - ARETHE AREAS FIRSTPOWER WHEELCHAIR SOCCERTEAM.. LASTYEAR WAS THETEAM'S FIRSTYEAR. WPTZ'SASHLEY ALLENHAS MORE.we started a teamand it just gotbigger and bigger -the thought in ourmind just got biggerand bigger and itexploded into this!SAMANTHA ESTESCOULDN'T BEHAPPIER TO BE APART OF UPPERVALLEY'S FIRSTHAPPIER TO BE APART OF UPPERVALLEY'S FIRSTPOWER WHEELCHAIR SOCCERTEAM SAM PLAYSFOR THE UPPERVALLEYWHEELERS - ANDIS THE TEAMS firstORIGINALMEMBER. THEESTES FAMILYUSED TO TRAVELALL THE WAY TOU-N-H FORPRACTICE.kimcouple years agowhere we weretraveling to UNHand playing with thepower cats downthere -- from herethat's about a 4hour round tripBUT SAM'S MOM,KIM, WANTED HERDAUGHTER TO BEABLE TOCOMPETECLOSER TO THEIRHANOVER HOME.so i said lets get ateam started downhere ..LAST YEAR WASTHE UPPERVALLEYWHEELERS FIRSTYEAR AS A TEAM.NOW - THEYPRACTICE EVERYSUNDAY AT THECCBA INLEBANON. S/Upower wheel chairsoccer is likeregular soccer inthat there is a balland a goal - buthow the ball getsinto the goal isanother story...INSTEAD OFKICKING THE BALL- THE PLAYERSHIT IT TO EACHOTHER USINGWHAT THEY CALLA GUARD. THISIS HOW THEYPASS -- ANDSCORE GOALS.NAT scoring goalduring gameITS ONLY THEWHEELERSSECOND SEASON,BUT KIM SAYS THETEAM KEEPSGROWING.kimthis isthe first year we arestarting to get a fewmore members.our youngest is afirst grader and ouroldest is in histhirtiesSAM HASCERBRAL PALSEY- BUT IS QUITETHE ATHLETE -SHE HORSEBACKRIDES, SWIMSAND EVEN SKIIS --HER SISTERISABEL SAYSPOWER WHEELCHAIR SOCCERCAME NATURALLYFOR SAM.isabelwhen she firststarted we playedaround in the yardsometimes - and itwas really fun to doit with her.-- and itwas when she wasjust learning butnow she's startingto get a lot better.KIM SAYS OUT OFALL THESPORTS SAM HASDONE - SOCCERIS HER FAVORITE.they dont have tohave anyadaptations - itspretty much assport designed forthem - so that'spretty empoweringfor them to be ableto do it on thierown.THE WHEELERSCOULD HAVE ANUNDEFEATEDSEASON IF THEYWIN THEIR LASTGAME NEXTMONTH AGAINSTTHE NORTH EASTPASSAGE POWERCATS. REPORTINGFROM LEBANONNEW HAMPSHIRE